Using Evidence to Scale Up Innovation : Insights from a Results-Based Financing Project for Health in Zambia
Several developing countries face the challenge of attaining sufficient population level impact to meet health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This situation is partly attributable to constraints in their health systems, including: severe shortages in human resources for health; inequal...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/18069581/using-evidence-scale-up-innovation-insights-results-based-financing-rbf-project-health-zambia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18684 |
| Summary: | Several developing countries face the challenge of attaining sufficient population level impact to meet health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This situation is partly attributable to constraints in their health systems, including: severe shortages in human resources for health; inequalities in service provision and utilization; limited financial resources; and inefficiencies in resource allocation and use. Even in countries with adequate financial resources, health indicators are sometimes poor due to inefficiencies and a lack of performance related initiatives. In an attempt to strengthen health systems and improve health-service delivery, several countries in Africa are increasingly using Results-Based Financing (RBF) approaches in their health programs. The premise is that linking financing to results will lead to improvements in health systems and health-outcome indicators. This paper captures emerging lessons from Zambia's drive to improve service delivery in the public-health sector with support from the World Bank's RBF initiative. |
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